Rains lash Pakistan as Cyclone Phet closes in

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GEO 436 KARACHI: Heavy rains and winds lashed Karachi on Sunday as Cyclone Phet swirled along Pakistan’’s coastline after claiming the lives of 15 people in Oman. Tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated from vulnerable coastal villages in the southern province of Sindh, of which Karachi is the capital, officials said. “Cyclone Phet is expected to landfall near Karachi sometime Sunday evening packed with maximum winds of 100 kilometres (60 miles) per hour,” chief meteorologist Mohammad Riaz said. He added that the cyclone could generate waves of up to four metres (over 13 feet). President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered lawmakers in Sindh to speed up relief work in areas expected to be battered by torrential rains, according to an official statement.

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